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Securify gains higher security rating

The company, which develops network monitoring and compliance software, goes up another notch in Common Criteria evaluation.

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Bentley Systems offers subscription software

The geographic information systems company said it hopes to interest local governments in licensing its software on an annual basis.

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DOE not meeting small business contracting goals

The Energy Department has fallen short of its small business prime contracting goals in four of the last five years and should take prompt action to improve its small business program management, according to the Government Accountability Office.<@SM>

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DOT: Help us save money

Virtualization will enable the Transportation Department to consolidate separate applications and servers in a virtual data center.

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Phoenix claims 500 partners

The company says solution providers and resellers have responded quickly to its two-month-old effort to attract partners.

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Software adds muscle to organizational charting

OrgPlus 6 Professional makes it easy to import data from existing sources and build organizational charts, then share the data in those charts.

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Pentium computers vulnerable to cyberattack

Security experts warn of that and other risks at CanSecWest/core 06

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Hughes rethinks satellite strategy

New federal focus will be on providing redundant networks, remote connectivity

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Accidental publicist

Agencies are risking the unwitting release of sensitive information using popular office software.

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Army sets new benchmark for IP telephony

Infantry commanders can now use a phone and place a VOIP call from the battlefield

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Search fusion

Support grows for new way to integrate information analysis and retrieval tools.

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Military branches can now IM

The services are using Bantu's Inter-domain Messaging gateway to chat and conference.

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Visualizing the Army’s new tank

Why the network is the main battle piece in the Future Combat Systems

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Verizon adds secure IM

Based on Microsoft technology, the hosted offering brings security and efficiency to instant messaging.

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Lockheed Martin wins DMS extension

The 10-year-old Pentagon message system project will continue under a new $750 million agreement.

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OMB's Clay Johnson predicts e-government's future

By the time the Bush administration leaves office in 2008, all 25 original E-Government initiatives should be fully implemented.

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NGA: States make interoperability a top priority

Coordination of state and local efforts, protection of critical infrastructure and creation of intelligence "fusion centers" are also on the list.

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Wash. state to use Network Chemistry products

The auditor's office will use elements of the RFprotect line, which detects and identifies the location of rogue wireless devices and access points.

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Ericsson buys Marconi Federal

Soon to be called Ericsson Federal, the new organization will combine Marconi's presence in the federal government with Ericsson's capabilities in mobile telecom and systems integration.

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GAO: Common Criteria is not common enough

Auditors say the process takes too long and its effectiveness is not well-understood.